Volume 4, Issue 4
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Editors Alicia Govea Orlando D. Mayorquin Alondra Alsalamy Aryana Carino David Dang Megan George Sydney Huynh Ivan Ledgard Mariana Orozco-Berber Valerie Sanchez-Cervera Daniel Vergara Lesly Velasco
Staff writers
Jesus Aguilar-Martinez Galia Arana Vincent Arellanes Diego Castro Pamela Carlin Sara Crespo Noemi Chaves Jennifer De Tejada Michael Elebe-Amudoaghan Selene Espinoza Nicole Ferrer Moises Flores Guadalupe Garcia Adam George Raymond Godina Roger Gomez-Guzman Ashley Gonzalez Juan Govea Edward Grijalva Jose Hernandez Monique Lomeli Ileana Montanez
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CONTENTS
Our Mission
The JagWire Staff is dedicated to providing fair and accurate information of universal interest with the intent to stimulate thought-provoking conversations.
School
Running the extra Mile 3 Cross Country spotlight 3 The college application process for first generation students
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Sitting out the pledge 6
Other News
Thanksgiving facts 4 Ben & Jerry’s Black lives matter 9 Diabetes Awareness Month 10 Epipen price raise? 10 The Walking Dead: season 7 11
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Local Youth Soccer 12 All Seasons Party Rentals INC. 12
Columns Satire: College Applications 4
Jacqueline Medina Michelle Nunez Erik Oritz Piper Poompuang Aranelly Ramirez Ambrosia Ramos Areli Ramos Abraham Rivera Breana Rodriguez Natalie Rodriguez Clara Roman Garcia Viridiana Salgado Ryan Sanchez Eric Serna Xitlali Soto Joseph Souquett Kevin Tran Alyssa Valencia Lesly Velasco Guerra Dafne Vizcarra Kennedy Von Lewis Jonathon Yee
Don’t You hate it when 8 Photos by Alondra: OHS Entertainment Corps 8 Man on the Street: Thanksgiving 9 The Peach 11
Editorials FAFSA: The cruel joke for the middle class 10
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Running The Extra Mile PIPER POOMPUANG Staff Writer
“If I can do it, I can do anything and I can inspire other people my age” Galvez stated
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any cross country runners train for hours outside of school. They run great distances to prepare for upcoming meets and to develop agility. Senior, Nina Galvez, accomplished her 4-year long dream when she completed her first marathon on October 9, in Chicago, Illinois. The annual Bank of America Chicago Marathon is approximately 26.2 miles long and is generally completed in about five to six and a half hours. Galvez’s time was five hours and eight seconds; impressive for her first marathon. Up until her 20th mile, Galvez felt good while running. At her 21st mile, she felt tired and her hip began to hurt.
Galvez trained for 4 months straight non-stop Galvez believes that one of the first steps in accomplishing something difficult is to set your mind to it. “When I first started, I didn’t think I could do it because it was a lot... to me, it was a lot of mind. I had to train my mind to do it,” stated Galvez. Galvez began training in April, right after she was notified that she was allowed to participate in the Chicago marathon through email. She started by running at least five miles every weekday with her cross country team. On weekends, she would run ten miles and would increase her mileage by one mile, weekend after weekend. She had planned to be agile enough to run 20 miles by the day of the marathon.
Cross Country Spotlight SARA CRESPO & AMBROSIA RAMOS Staff Writers
Varsity boys, with the leadership of John Bradshaw as their captain, are fired up for CIF!
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ntario Cross Country continuously makes us proud! The program continues to improve, surpassing records and earning numerous awards.
The team and Coach Cook put in extreme effort and dedication in order to achieve successful results. This year’s team is led by Coach Cook for his 40th and last year. The team has improved tremendously and has experienced a victorious season as they head to CIF. “Boys varsity and JV are undefeated. There are seven runners on varsity and three of the top five are seniors,” says Cook on the boys season. The girls have experienced similar success, according to Cook. “The girls have shown great improvement because the league is so competitive.” Cook holds the runners to high standards and has collectively set three goals for the runners, “Our first goal is to win league, our second goal is to win division finals, and third is to go to state.”
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Running a marathon has been Galvez’s ultimate goal since she was 14. She had trained hard and now plans to run about one to two marathons a year. Galvez had completed the marathon with the feeling of accomplishment, but also with hope that her actions will inspire more people her age.
Over 45,000 people participate in the Chicago Marathon each year
These athletes are committed and extremely dedicated to the program. They put in countless hours of hard work during practice, which can be up to six days a week! Standard cross country practice begins around 1:40, starting off with warm-ups that take about 20 minutes and finishing practice before four o’clock. They run an average of 25 miles each week, including three days of vigorous core training and running 7-8 miles on recovery days; occasionally they have Saturday practices: 8-9 mile sprints and core training in the pool. With CIF coming soon, we can expect great things from the Cross Country team this year! Cross Country is a competitive and proud team at Ontario High School that will continues to fight to meet their personal goals for their season. Hard work pays off! Be sure to support your Cross Country team at their CIF games!
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10 weird facts about Thanksgiving
D.I. Turf
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The original Macy’s Day Parade used live animals from the Central Park Zoo
Jingle Bells was originally a Thanksgiving song
Now a Thanksgiving dinner staple, cranberries were actually used by Native Americans to treat arrow wounds and to dye clothes
Americans eat roughly 535 million pounds of turkey on Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving can occur as early as November 22 and as late as November 28
The Friday after Thanksgiving is called Black Friday largely because stores hope the busy shopping day will take them out of the red and into positive profits. Black Friday has been a tradition since the 1930s
Turducken, a turkey stuffed with a duck stuffed with a chicken, is becoming more popular in Thanksgiving (originated in Louisiana)
8.Thomas Jefferson thought the concept of Thanksgiving was “the most ridiculous idea I’ve ever heard.”
9.Fifty percent of Americans put the stuffing inside the Turkey
10. The First Thanksgiving lasted for three days
FIND THE JAG IN THE ISSUE! THE FIRST PERSON TO SHOW MRS. WHITE IN ROOM 101 WHERE THE JAGUAR IS HIDDEN WINS A PRIZE
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The D.I. Turf is a satirical column whose mission is to educate the public on topical issues of absurdity. D.I. stands for both Daniel and Ivan—the names of the writers—and Drill instructor. The military acronym was chosen because drill instructors are heavily critical of their subjects like we are of society.
College applications more difficult than expected DANIEL VERGARA & IVAN LEDGARD Editors
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s college application season comes to a close, Neville Blackmill reflects on the hardships he endured during the month of October. “Everything was a blur. It’s almost like my hands have lost all sensation. The mouse and the keyboard…” He paused for a second and collected his thoughts. “They’re really tough to use.” Blackmill is just one of many seniors who has high hopes for his future. “I submitted an application to Harvard just last week. I’m hoping to get accepted, but I only have a 2.3 GPA.” Blackmill has taken the SAT six times and has only improved by 20 points since his first test. Some have described the application process as the most difficult trial they have faced in their life. They find solace in venting their troubles on social media, to friends and counselors, and even their pets. “People need to know this is not okay,” said school counselor William Davis. “The application process is absolutely horrible. It destroys their motivation. This, coupled with normal coursework, is a recipe for disaster.” “There’s little boxes you have to check, and things like street addresses students actively have to seek out,” he elaborates. “Would you believe me if I told you I thought my zip code was the number on my jacket? It’s insane. Why should we have to know this stuff?” said senior Joshua Nyguen. To apply, Davis explains, students must click the bright blue “BEGIN APPLICATION” link on various college websites. He claims many students miss the button due to its obscurity. Those who have completed their college apps often return from the experience toughened and sometimes traumatized from the experience. Luckily for the seniors, college app season concludes on November 31st.
Button often confused for Facebook login.
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EDITORIAL: FAFSA, the cruel joke on the middle class ALICIA GOVEA Co-Editor in Chief
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he Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) provides many families with financial aid necessary to make college more affordable. For some however, FAFSA provides very little financial aid and results in many students taking out excessive student loans. College Board reports that between 2011 and 2016, there has been a 13 percent increase in tuition and fees for public four year universities, and there has been a 10% increase in tuition and fees for 4 year private universities. This does not include the cost for on campus housing. The average cost of attending a public University of California is $34,200, including living on campus a year. For many middle class students, these numbers are terrifying; their parents have many other obligations such as mortgage, car payments, etc; yet, they make too much to qualify for financial aid but too little to pay for tuition. FAFSA representatives reassure that “Your eligibility and aid amount depends on your EFC, your year in school, your enrollment status, and the cost of attendance at the school you will be attending. The financial aid office at your college or career school will determine how much financial aid you are eligible to receive.” However, the price for college has become a common cause for concern. Middle class students take out loans, despite the government promising a “sufficient” amount of financial aid that will make paying for college easier. In 2011, College Board disclosed that $5.3 billion in aid was distributed to students who the government reported did not need aid; an additional $4 billion in federal tuition tax credits went to families with incomes of $100,000 to $180,000. The average middle class income falls just below this tier, where the Pew Research Center reports the average middle class income is $72, 919. The share of financial aid is awarded to middle class students’ affluent counterparts and their lower income counterparts as well, leaving them neglected and struggling to pay for tuition.
Many middle class students are left with limited options, apply for federal loans issued by the government only, or apply to scholarships where by they may excluded from some due to family’s reported of income. The middle class is dying in America, and students who are in this category are left to fend for themselves with little help from the government. After years of being told to apply to multiple schools, middle class students realize the harsh reality of the financial aid process.
Middle class students who do not recieve financial aid are forced to take loans out from the government.
The college process for first generation students JENNIFER DE TEJADA Staff writer
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eing a first-generation college students apply to universities during class. student can be very stressful! Applying for There is also the Career Center at universities, scholarships, grants or finanOntario High School that provides pamcial aid is stressful enough, but when your phlets for community colleges in addition family can’t help you through the process, to applications. Students can find have it makes it even more exhausting. websites that list scholarships and colleges. “The college process was bit frusAnother important resource would trating,’’ says Maria Lopez, first-generation be teachers, along with staff at Ontario college student, who is attending Cal State High School; they are here for you! San Bernardino. “My advice to seniors would be, “The hardest part of the college don’t stress out too much about it. You do process was my financial aid because I did have a lot of resources out there for you. fall behind on sending some papers in, so Also, have an agenda to write down deadit was kind of stressful,’’ says Monserrat lines.’’ stated Jacqueline Hernandez. Lopez also a current student at Cal State San Bernardino. Deadlines come quickly when students procrastinate and end up falling behind; however, there are resources at Ontario for students who need help with the college process. “I did receive a lot of help applying to colleges. I received help from the AVID program. There was a lot of help for applications and preparing us for the ACTs,” recalled Jacqueline Hernandez, “It feels good to know you are the first student at Cal State Long Beach. one but you kind of feel pressured,’’ says AVID is a resource that helps stuMonserrat Lopez. dents through the college process, helping
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Sitting out the pledge DANIEL VERGARA & NATALIE RODRIGUEZ Editor Staff writer
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ong before Colin Kaepernick’s protest of the national anthem, American students have abstained from reciting the pledge of allegiance and/or saluting the flag. This form of protest is not uncommon at Ontario High School, and some students claim they are being punished for it, leaving some members of the student body confused about whether they are allowed to protest or not. The Chaffey Joint Union High School District (CJUHSD) handbook, under “Patriotic Exercises,” reads, “each school will schedule an appropriate daily patriotic exercise. All students are expected to respectfully observe this portion of the day’s schedule. A student who conscientiously objects to saluting the flag or reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag may abstain, but must quietly allow the participation of others without interruption.” The CJUHSD grants students the right to abstain as long as the student is not being disruptive during his protest. To be allowed to abstain from saluting the flag, in this case, indicates that the student does not have to stand. Principal, Eduardo Zaldivar states that school personnel-presumably a teacher--is allowed to “ask [the] student why [he] chose to abstain from saluting the flag” or reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, however, the student is not required to answer.
Zaldivar adds that teachers are not allowed to dismiss a student from class for abstaining because the student “has every right to do so.” In the notable case, Tinker v. Des Moines, two high school students were suspended after attempting to protest the Vietnam War by wearing a black armband. The case made it all the to the Supreme Court, where it was ruled that the armbands represented the student’s freedom of speech that should not be tampered with. Tinker v. Des Moines established a framework for students’ First Amendment rights. Students do not lose their First Amendment right--they are only limited--once they enter school grounds. The opinions and protests of high school students might seem “unusual” or “disrespectful,” but students have every right to express their opinions, provided they are not disruptive to the learning environment. Students can come to school to express their views without feeling limited by teachers or other students.
To meme, or not to meme PAMELA CARLIN & RAYMOND GODINA Staff writers
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emes are something most people don't know much about. Other than making people laugh. These types of ideas are Memes, a behavior or style that spreads from person to person, they are captioned photos or videos that are intended to be funny. What people don't ask, is the history behind memes: How was the meme created? Who created it? Memes could be traced back to Richards Dawkin’s book in 1976 called “The Selfish Gene.”. The book defined the word meme as an idea to spread around to other people in a culture. In the 1993 issue of Wired, Mike Godwin introduced the first Internet meme. To be specific, an Internet meme is a concept that spreads through the internet. An Internet meme is usually displayed such as: an image, a video, hyperlink, an advertisement, and or a website. In 2013, Richard Dawkins characterized an Internet meme as a meme “deliberately altered by human creativity” and just a “hijacking of the original idea" evolved into a new direction. Internet memes have been in active circulation for decades; therefore, it is difficult or if not impossible to tell what meme was the first to be
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created. Internet memes can leave a big impact and grow rapidly worldwide in just a few days. However, memes are not only used for entertainment. Using memes for marketing is called memetic marketing. Companies have started using memes to advertise. For example, Anthony Rubio, an advocate for pet adoption, posted a picture of a business card saying “Adopt me, Maybe?”. This references the song “Call Me Maybe” , by Carly Rae Jepsen’s. Most memes are creative and funny, but sometimes those properties won’t help. Memes can only stay the same, but sometimes they are upgraded. Most memes die fairly quickly unless it has a very unique idea behind it. A good way for a meme to keep surviving is to collaborate with another meme so both of them could be at a level of survivability. For example, in today’s politics there are many memes of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton individually, but to keep those memes trending people created memes of both candidates in one image. Memes have been around for a very long time now and it seems that they won’t go anywhere anytime soon. Even though a meme may die out really quickly, the word “meme” has made a big impact since 2013.
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Boys soccer season preview ORLANDO D. MAYORQUIN Co-Editor in Chief
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he boys varsity soccer team is getting ready to kick off the 2016-2017 season and the expectations are still as high as ever. Head varsity coach Harry Cruz made it clear that the team’s goal is to win trophies this season. “My first goal, more than anything… is to win trophies,” says the second year varsity coach, who lead the jags to and 18-3-2 record and a trophy in his first year. He emphasized the focus on winning the Mt. Baldy League title. A tough feat, that even last year’s successful team couldn’t accomplish. “Fighting for that title… we know it’s difficult. Last season we lost one game and that was the difference maker… but we know that we want to bring that back [league title].” One title the Jags were able to capture last year was the title of the Upland Tournament champions. This year, The Jags have another opportunity to capture another preseason tournament title as they will host their own Ontario Cup tournament in December. “I think that tournament is going to grow into something much bigger… I hope a lot of teams-- not only around us, but in all of Southern California-- could look at [the Ontario tournament] as one of the top tournaments to go to.” Ontario High School has advanced to at least the second round of CIF Southern Section playoffs in recent years. Last year they advanced to the second round before being upset by Agoura High School in an unfortunate turn of events.
Coach Cruz emphasizes the difficulty of the playoffs and how every team needs a bit of luck to succeed. “It’s just one of those things [CIF Playoffs]. It’s a hit and miss. Things have to go your way…Every single game you have to be on point… That’s the rough part of high school soccer, just being able to keep that consistency,” explained the second year varsity coach. Anthony “Papa” Nuñez, senior center back and team captain, spoke on the same note as his coach. “The expectations haven’t changed. We are still a goodprogram. We still want to win league and go as far as possible.”He also commented on the continued comradery of the team this year. “I feel that there is good chemistry between the team. The guys know each other, they’ve gone through high school together playing with each other. It’s like a family. They know how to communicate, they know how to work with each other and I feel it’s going to be a good season.” Nunez is joined in his leadership position by fellow captains Alex “Vidic” Medina and Charlie Baltazar. Catch the Jags on the field on November 28 at 3:15 PM as they will play their first preseason game away at Jurupa Valley High School.
Welcome winter sports MARIANA OROZCO-BERBER & LESLY VELASCO Editor & Staff Writer on offense. Enami expects his team to improve in terms he cold weather does not stop these of communication on and off the court as the teams from playing the sports they love. As group has already shown to be quite cohesive the fall season comes to an end, winter sports so far this year. are ready to gear up and give it their all. “I believe it is about having the right Winter sports include boys and girls players on the team and I believe those who basketball, boys and girls soccer, girls water get along will succeed more than those who polo and wrestling. do not,” says Enami. Boys basketball coach, Mr. Johnson, Girls basketball co-captain Jazzlyn is encouraging improvement both on and off Johnson states that she plans to guide her the court. team by example. “We want to improve on every part “I want to encourage them to learn of the game, offense defense, being a better to pick themselves up even when the score is young man, grades but mostly them being down,” says Johnson. improved in their character overall both on Meanwhile, both boys and girls and off the court,” says Johnson. soccer are ready to take on wins. With soccer Although he is partially in it for the being one of the sports that occupies strong win, Johnson states that the most important engagement, communication and teamwork, aspect of the upcoming season is for the team both girls varsity coach, Robles and boys to become not only great athletes, but also varsity coach, Cruz, agree that chemistry well-rounded people as well. among teammates is a key factor for having a Girls basketball Coach Enami mensuccessful season. tions that this year the team is fairly young Coach Robles states “If you don’t and in order to prepare for the season, the have a good chemistry between players, they girls have spent one-third of their practices on will not commit to each other, [they will not] skill work, one-third on defense and one-third work for each other”
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He affirms that his goal this year is to win the Ganesha tournament as well as to get to the playoffs. He is looking forward to working with this year’s team and watch the tactics they have in store for the games. Robles outlines one of his plans by saying, “I’m going to demand that all the girls work hard defensively to create score opportunities.” Captain Vanessa Collin hopes to be able to help her team by encouraging them and by advising them, “Whatever they set their minds to, they can accomplish.” Although the last thing we want to do during this cold weather is go swimming, water polo girls aren’t afraid to jump into that pool. The team this year is built up with about 24 girls. “We have done a lot of conditioning with the girls, both inside the pool and outside, so we have done a lot of upper body and lower body strength workouts.” says water polo coach Serrano. Serrano as well as his players hope to go a lot further than where they ended last year during CIF playoffs. *to read the rest of the story visit our website below*
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Canned Food Drive/Helping Hands ARYANA CARINO Editor
Ms. Scencion, math teacher, orchestrates the yearly Helping Hands food drive at Ontario High School. Scencion states, “Our school has always done a canned food drive, but we recently started teaming up with ASB and they collect the canned food for us and deliver it to Helping Hands [The group that organizes the canned food drive].” This is her fourth year running the program. Helping Hands is a team effort. While ASB collects the food, some AVID students attend weekly meetings to help organize and pack the items, “Every wednesday we meet after school for an hour and I put up a menu of what we’re gonna pack that week,” explains Scencion. The majority of the Helping Hands volunteers are seniors and/or veterans who have been helping for several years and are familiar with the process. The donated items are distributed among families on a need basis, so any kind of donation is appreciated. “No donation is denied, we’re not picky, [and] we accept everything,” states Scencion. Helping Hands uses donations all year long, not just around the Thanksgiving holiday. Scencion explains, “We use the canned foods for the whole year, we pack bags full of food and we hand them out to families who need them.” Scencion and the Helping Hands do all of this work voluntarily so that families in need have enough food on their table year round. ohsjagwire.org 8
Don’t YOU hate it when ... ABRAHAM RIVERA Staff Writer
• Your hair will not cooperate with you. • You get stressed out for a test, that you end up not having to take. • The cafeteria runs out of your favorite food. • Your friend gets mad at you. • Bees get on your food.
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lthough many corporations and businesses choose to remain neutral in political and social issues, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, company founders of a Vermont-based ice cream parlor chain, Ben & Jerry’s, have history with different political affairs and movements. Ben & Jerry’s has released different ice cream flavors that support marriage equality, raise awareness of climate change, and support Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders with a limited-edition flavor named Bernie’s Yearning.
Ben & Jerry’s made a public announcements supporting the Black Lives Matter movement because “Black lives matter. They matter because they are children, brothers, sisters, mothers, and fathers. They matter because the injustices they face steal from all of us — white people and people of color alike. They steal our very humanity.” “Systemic and institutionalized racism are the defining civil rights and social justice issues of our time. We’ve come to understand that to be silent about the violence and threats to the lives and wellbeing of black people is to
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our favorite everyday snack foods can be hiding something from you and blinding you to the reality of their harmful ingredients. From your common trip to Starbucks , to your local gas station, there are hundreds of hidden sources of harmful dyes. Consumers are often unaware of all the harsh products that are put into their food. Every year, food manufacturers pour about 15 million pounds of artificial food dyes into U.S foods. According to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, that amount of food dyes only factors in eight different categories. As of July, 2010, most foods in the European Union that contain artificial food dyes come with warning labels. The British government has also requested that food manufacturers remove artifi-
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be complicit in that violence and those threats,” stated Cohen and Greenfield. The public had various reactions to the public statement made by the company. Some ILEANA MONTANEZ & LESLY supported the company and VELASCO some individuals did not. In Staff Writers response to the statement, the police organization Blue Questions: Lives Matter called a “boy1.What are you looking forward to cott on Ben & Jerry’s”. Despite the variety during Thanksgiving break? of responses, Ben & Jerry’s 2. What food do you always look continues to support BLM forward to at a gathering? but will not be accompanied 3. Turkey or Ham? by an ice cream flavor like 4. What is the most creative dish you previous activist moves.
Effects from food coloring cial colors from foods. These changes have been made in many developed countries, but not in the U.S. A CSPI report was made that some of the most commonly used food dyes may be linked to multiple forms of cancer. It is also reported that hyperactivity and behavioral problems occur in children that consume the foods. “Studies have shown that certain components increase tumors and the risk of cancer but many of the big molecules involved are still unknown” says nutritionist Elise Boretz on the topic of the dangers that food dyes contain. When asked about the link that the chemicals have with hyperactive disorder and ADHD, Elise has this to say, “There have been human studies with kids who are already experience hyperactivity disorder or ADHD that food dyes are increasing
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their hyperactivity behavior; therefore, many medical professionals recommend an elimination diet (no food dyes) for children with that disorder.” According to Mercola. com, some of the harsh dyes used in our everyday foods are: Blue #2 (Indigo Carmine) which causes a significant increase of tumors, especially brain gliomas in male rats (can be found in colored beverages, candies, pet food, and drugs). Another dye is: Yellow #6 (sunset yellow) that causes adrenal tumors in animals and often causes severe hypersensitivity reactions (can be found in bakery goods, cosmetics, and sausage.) Always be cautious and don’t be blinded to the exotic coloring of your food. Switching to whole fresh foods and avoiding processed/artificial foods can improve your health.
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Angelica Perez 10 1. To go to Mexico to visit my family 2. Pasta 3. Turkey 4. Fried ice cream
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he month of November is significant for various events like Black History Month, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving, and Black Friday. Amongst these countless November customs is a tribute to those who struggle with diabetes. Every year the American Diabetes Association, a nonprofit organization, brings attention to November as American Diabetes Awareness Month. This month is intended to focus the nation’s attention on diabetes and the tens of millions of people affected by the disease. Diabetes is one of the leading causes of disability and death rates in the United States. (diabetes.org) The autoimmune disease results from too much sugar being in the body’s bloodstream. Severe effects of diabetes range from heart attack, stroke, many cardiovascular problems, in addition to other health complications. (diabetes.org) In 1940, almost seventy five years ago, 26 physicians founded The American Diabetes Association to combat this disease and alert citizens of the danger diabetes can bring. By
The gray ribbon is used to raise awareness for Diabetes along with the Blue Diabetes Circle created in 2016
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Most people complain about their day for an average of 20 minutes a day from Tuesday to Sunday. On Mondays they complain about 15 minutes more. •A lemon contains more sugar than a strawberry. • A Rubik’s Cube has 43,000,000,000,000,000,000 different configurations. • The name of the car brand “Subaru” is Japanese for 7 sisters, which is a constellation with 7 stars. This explains their logo. • Owls are the only birds in the world that can see the color blue. •
1950, the American Diabetes Association and U.S. Public Health Service devised the well known division of food groups. (diabetes.org) Recently, in 2007, the blue circle became the global symbol for diabetes, but it was not fully recognized as the symbol for diabetes organizations in the U.S. Many people have, however, come to support the blue circle. In an article on Huffingtonpost.com Lori Weintraub, vice president of marketing and communications for the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation (DRIF), says “Managing many symbols can be problematic... the DRI has frequently made use of the blue circle alongside its logo and other campaign marks in its materials...If we all came together to use the blue circle I think it would benefit everyone.” Later stated on Huffingtonpost.com Sandra Burke, AADE President, said, “When you see the pink ribbon, the automatic recognizable symbol for breast cancer, you’re reminded breast cancer is serious. When people look at the Blue Circle we want them to be able to say, this is about diabetes, a disease that kills even more people than breast cancer. We need to solve this.” Since then, the American Diabetes Association has hosted countless events to fundraise and bring the awareness; these events include Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes and Tour de Cure across the United States. In the year of 2014, these events raised over $30 million for the organization. (diabetes.org)
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EPIPEN price raise? ADAM GEORGE Staff Writer
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he Epipens’ price increase has affected many people who suffer from severe allergy all over the world. EpiPens used as a common medicine, have increased as doctors have discovered more and more about people’s allergenic issues with certain foods. The reason EpiPens price was raised lies in the fact that there is no competition in the food allergy injection area. There is just no option other than Epipen so they can take advantage of everyone that has a food allergy and needs an Epipen. In the past three months, Epipens price has increased by 400 percent. With this price increase, many people with severe allergies find themselves with no other option but to buy these Epipens, despite the price, since they are a necessity for survival for some.
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The Epipen is widely renowned as the best possible solution for anyone undergoing any type of severe, life threatening-allergic reaction to any food.Without this product, you would be living a life of risk. Epipens will continue to do whatever they please to help their company grow. Whether that means raising the price once more, or not. In the end it all comes down to what is best for the company and what brings in the most profit. We will see in the future what actions are made in the Epipen organization to help out their customers, possibly there economic growth.
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A fashion column to show all the fashionable students at Ontario high school. Fashion is a way to express yourself and Ontario is full of creative expressive students!
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The Walking Dead: Season 7
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he critically acclaimed television show The Walking Dead by Frank Darabont,has renewed season seven with the first episode “The Day Will Come When You Won’t Be”.The episode aired on October 23, 2016 Acessories for guys and The seventh season premiere did what it was meant to do by girls help transform a answering who Negan, a character introduced in season six, killed. It basic outfit. also showed the torturing of Rick, the main character of the series. For some, the new season has brought disappointment after Glenn Rhee, a beloved character from season one, and Abraham Ford, introduced in season four, were killed off on the first episode. Even hardcore fans from the series state they are done because of the deaths. In the comic, the deaths of both Glenn and Abraham were also portrayed so fans should have expected this. On October 23, 2016 an aftershow of the season premiere, The Talking Dead, hosted by Chris Hardwick and cast members, recapped the first episode in a 90- minute segment. Hardwick and cast members like Steven Yeun, who plays Glenn, talked about topics such as his and Abraham’s death, the expectations of season seven and the actors emotions. During an interview with Entertainment Weekly Yeun states“I don’t know if I’ve fully processed it yet,”opening up after leaving the AMC show, also stating “This is something that will hit me maybe a couple of months from now. Or maybe it’ll hit me next year. Maybe it’ll be when I’m 45 and all of a sudden I’m just crying in my kitchen and I can’t explain why.” After the interview, Yeun openly stated he wishes the rest of the cast goodluck. Excited fan tunes in to see the season premier.
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